Events, Festivals and Exhibitions

Food Festivals

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  • Arran Food and Drink Festival

    Arran Festival of Food and Drink 2025

    Isle of Arran Scotland, United Kingdom

    The Arran festival of Food and Drink will be held at various locations on the Isle of Arran, Scotland from 24 October to 2 November. Catering to both locals and

  • Barbados Food and Rum 2022

    Barbados Food and Rum Festival 2025, Bridgetown

    Bridgetown, Barbados Bridgetown, Barbados

    One of the delights of spending time in the Caribbean is the chance to sample some excellent rums. The Barbados Food and Rum Festival provides an excellent opportunity to discover

    varies
  • Eurochocolate Festival

    Eurochocolate Festival 2025, Perugia, Italy

    Perugia Perugia, Umbria, Italy

    Chocoholics should head for the wonderful city of Perugia in Umbria, Italy this November. Each year the medieval city hosts the International Chocolate Festival, the Eurochocolate Festival.

    Free
  • Burns Night Burns Supper

    Burns Night 2026, Scotland, UK

    Dumfries Dumfries, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Held in January, along with Hogmanay and St Andrew's Day, Burns Night is the leading festival in Scotland. However, Burns Night is more widely celebrated across the country than the

    Free

  • Olney Pancake Race 2026, Bucks, UK

    Olney Olney, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom

    While people around the UK are celebrating the approach of Lent by tossing pancakes in the warmth of their own kitchen, the gentlefolk of one Buckinghamshire town take to the

    Free
  • Chinese New Year

    Chinese New Year 2026, Global

    Various Birmingham, United Kingdom

    Chinese New Year is undoubtedly China’s pre-eminent and most intense festive period characterised by sumptuous family meals, the colour red, paper lanterns and lots...

    Free

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    The last couple of decades has seen an explosion in the number of food festivals both in the UK and around the world.

    World Foodie Festivals

    Around the world, foodies are celebrating the plenitude that nature has on offer, from Wonderfruit Festival in Thailand to the Gilroy Garlic Festival in California, and Japan’s Sapporo Summer Festival to the Gentse Feesten in Belgium. Part of the rising popularity is in vegan food, but be careful about your choice or you could end up with more than you bargained for, such as at the Phuket Vegetarian Festival.

    Foodie Festivals in UK

    Perhaps, nowhere has embraced the concept of festivals of food more than the UK, the nation of foodies; especially if they turn out to be food and drink festivals. One of the oldest and most established is the Ludlow Food Festival, but foodie festivals are appearing all over the places from Abergavenny Food Festival in Wales to Devon’s Food Rocks and Yorkshire’s Malton Food Festival.
    Niche Foodie Festivals
    Indeed, so popular is the celebration of the culinary art in the UK that there are numerous festivals paying homage to just one type of food. From the Lincoln Sausage Festival to the Isle of Wight Garlic Festival and the Alresford Watercress Festival, Brits have taken the concept so much to heart that they even have an Pancake Race in Olney.

    Food Festivals in London

    The capital is no exception to this rule. While bucking the vegan trend, carnivores can head to Meatopia London, or if you like your cuisine with a Caribbean twist then the Notting Hill Carnival is for you. In addition to being the biggest party in the capital, there is a wonderful array of West Indian cuisine.

    Indian Food Festivals

    Finally, if you want to attend culinary cultural festivals, then India is the place to be. From Onam Festival to Holi Festival, and Diwali Festival to Ganesh Chaturthi Festival, there are so many festivals in India, all of which have a healthy helping of nosh thrown in.